March 3
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Events
- 1845 – Florida is granted statehood as the nation's 27th state.
- 1855 – Jackson Morton resigns his seat in the United States Senate.
- 1947 – WCOA-FM is launched.
- 2013 - Frank Patti Jr and wife Gretchen celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary at Pensacola Yacht Club.
Births
Deaths
- 1918 – George Washington Wright
- 1943 – Retired USN LCDR Joseph Hill (in the Rex Theatre)